Venus Optics 'Laowa' 105mm f/2 (T/3.2) STF Review
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The Venus Optics 'Laowa' 105mm f/2 (T/3.2) STF lens is a highly recommended lens for portrait and landscape photographers. It is one of the sharpest lenses tested, with almost flawless optical quality and excellent build quality. The exceptionally smooth bokeh makes it particularly exciting for portrait photographers.
This lens is one of the sharpest lenses ever tested and its optical quality is almost flawless. The build quality is also excellent. The exceptionally smooth bokeh makes it particularly exciting for portrait photographers.
Pros
- Exceptionally smooth bokeh
- Superb sharpness
- Excellent build quality
Cons
- Prone to flaring
- Heavy
The Venus Optics 'Laowa' 105mm f/2 (T/3.2) STF lens is a highly recommended lens for portrait and landscape photographers.
The Venus Optics 'Laowa' 105mm f/2 (T/3.2) STF lens is a highly recommended lens for portrait and landscape photographers. The build quality of this lens is excellent, made of metal and weighing about 800 grams. The focus ring turns extremely smoothly, and the lens has two rings which work independently. This lens is one of the sharpest lenses ever tested, with almost flawless optical quality and superb sharpness even at smaller apertures. It also performs well for close-up images and is designed for digital SLR cameras. However, one downside is that it doesn't perform well against bright light and tends to flare quite a lot. Overall, the Venus Optics 'Laowa' 105mm f/2 (T/3.2) STF lens is an outstanding choice for photographers looking for exceptional sharpness, flawless optical quality, and smooth bokeh, although it is rather heavy.
The lens is designed for digital SLR cameras and is one of the sharpest lenses ever tested.
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Christopher Frost
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